Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
379 words
An exhaust cleaner, comprising a baffle precleaner including upstanding cylindrical walls, a flat horizontally disposed enclosure wall fastened at the uppermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, and downwardly projecting substantially cone-shaped walls fastened to the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, said baffle precleaner being connected to a suitable source of particulate-bearing gasses by means of a duct fastened distally from the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, and said baffle precleaner being connected to a steam scrubber by means of a suitable duct disposed distally from the uppermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls; a baffle filter operable to separate large particulate matter carried in said source gasses, said baffle filter including a plate having an outer configuration similar to the interior configuration of said cylindrical walls, said baffle filter being disposed at the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls; a plurality of filter screens disposed at intervals in alternating opposing fashion to the interior of said cylindrical walls, said filter screens being substantially smaller than the interior of said cylindrical walls, said filter screens being operable to separate particulate matter carried in said source gasses; means operable to draw separated gasses from said baffle precleaner, and means to return said separated gasses to said source of gasses which may be disposed at the lowermost terminal end of said cone-shaped walls; a steam scrubber connected to said baffle precleaner by said conduit, said conduit being disposed at a tangent to said steam scrubber midway in its sidewall, said steam scrubber including upstanding cylindrical walls, a flat horizontally disposed enclosure wall fastened to the uppermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, and downwardly projecting cone-shaped walls fastened to the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, said steam scrubber being provided with a condensate discharging conduit at the lowermost terminal end of said coneshaped walls, said steam scrubber being connected to an exhaust stack by means such as a duct disposed distally from the uppermost terminal end of said steam scrubber cylindrical walls; and a steam conduit dependingly mounted from said steam scrubber enclosure wall, and closed on its end opposite said enclosure wall by a plug, and a multiplicity of suitably disposed exitways, said steam conduit being supplied with steam from a suitable source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
379 words
An exhaust cleaner, comprising a baffle precleaner including upstanding cylindrical walls, a flat horizontally disposed enclosure wall fastened at the uppermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, and downwardly projecting substantially cone-shaped walls fastened to the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, said baffle precleaner being connected to a suitable source of particulate-bearing gasses by means of a duct fastened distally from the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, and said baffle precleaner being connected to a steam scrubber by means of a suitable duct disposed distally from the uppermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls; a baffle filter operable to separate large particulate matter carried in said source gasses, said baffle filter including a plate having an outer configuration similar to the interior configuration of said cylindrical walls, said baffle filter being disposed at the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls; a plurality of filter screens disposed at intervals in alternating opposing fashion to the interior of said cylindrical walls, said filter screens being substantially smaller than the interior of said cylindrical walls, said filter screens being operable to separate particulate matter carried in said source gasses; means operable to draw separated gasses from said baffle precleaner, and means to return said separated gasses to said source of gasses which may be disposed at the lowermost terminal end of said cone-shaped walls; a steam scrubber connected to said baffle precleaner by said conduit, said conduit being disposed at a tangent to said steam scrubber midway in its sidewall, said steam scrubber including upstanding cylindrical walls, a flat horizontally disposed enclosure wall fastened to the uppermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, and downwardly projecting cone-shaped walls fastened to the lowermost terminal end of said cylindrical walls, said steam scrubber being provided with a condensate discharging conduit at the lowermost terminal end of said coneshaped walls, said steam scrubber being connected to an exhaust stack by means such as a duct disposed distally from the uppermost terminal end of said steam scrubber cylindrical walls; and a steam conduit dependingly mounted from said steam scrubber enclosure wall, and closed on its end opposite said enclosure wall by a plug, and a multiplicity of suitably disposed exitways, said steam conduit being supplied with steam from a suitable source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said baffle filter includes a multiplicity of holes suitably disposed in said baffle filter plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said baffle filter includes a multiplicity of vanes disposed in said plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said filter screens are journaled for rotation in said baffle precleaner cylindrical walls, said filter screens include actuator means operable to rotate said filter screens.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including steam conduit exitways disposed in said steam conduit in a spiral configuration about the circumference of said conduit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said conduit exitways are disposed in like angular relationship to the circumference of said conduit, said exitways being operable to direct steam out of said conduit in the same direction.